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Earth Hour: one hour for the planet initiated by WWF.

What is Earth Hour? "Earth Hour" literally means "the hour of the Earth", but this expression is most often translated as "One Hour for the Planet". This annual event constitutes the largest citizen mobilization in favor of environmental preservation. Originally, this mobilization consisted of "tu ...

24
Mar
2023

Legacy: a Yann Arthus-Bertrand retrospective in Nice

man, animal and Earth. The common thread in all his projects is to observe in order to better alert on the consequences of human activities on the planet and biodiversity. Little by little, the photographer turned to cinema and started making films to reach the greatest number of people. His ...

30
Sep
2021

What is the difference between weather and climate?

up! Since the release of an IPCC assessment report on February 28, 2022, there has been a lot of talk about climate and climate change affecting our planet. About global warming, the IPCC predicts a trajectory of +2.7 degrees. From there to believe that the temperature we feel will simply increa ...

17
Mar
2022

8 steps to non-gardening

Another idea of the garden Long ago,nature was a wild thing - it was beautifully unruly, thriving, doing its thing all over the planet. In this context, the first manicured gardens make a bit of sense - they were a way to tame nature, to create a controlled beauty from the chaos of the wild. Tod ...

18
May
2020

Horoscope: what are the luckiest astrological signs in 2022?

The Pisces Good news for the natives of the sign of Pisces: the lucky planet Jupiter will be in Pisces throughout the year! It will bring them plenty of good fortune and positive energy. Those born between February 19 and March 20 will be able to take advantage of this favorable conjunction to c ...

21
Jan
2022

Aqua Mater: an exhibition by Sebastião Salgado at La Défense

el, this pavilion stands out for these natural materials. It was indeed built in 'guadua', a giant bamboo coming from the Amazon, the wettest zone of our planet, and which requires very little water to grow. Copyright: Contemplation Fund Through its form and materials, it evokes 'all th ...

19
Apr
2022

Will global warming in France in the 21st century be greater than expected?

cting the climate. Provide local predictions to enable policy action The particularity of this work, on the validity of the models used to inform the planet about the future of its climate, is to provide results at a sub-continental level. Until now, the scale of the results displayed did not corres ...

26
Oct
2022

Weather: why meteorologists are concerned about the return of El Niño

ter La Niña were identified in 1924 by the British Gilbert Walker. Between them, these currents constitute the most energetic climate phenomenon on the planet known as the Southern oscillation, Southern Oscillation or ENSO. A return at the worst possible time After three years of lulls due to L ...

16
Feb
2023

Kidexpo : a show for children and parents

ation, daily life, sports, leisure and vacations, around 9 thematic villages : 1- At the table 2- My health 3- Learning 4- Parents' corner 5- My planet 6- Move 7- Go away 8- Kid's boutique 9- Games & toys Two major novelties are to be noted this year: the creation of the 'Vive la Montagn ...

27
Sep
2012

Organizing an eco-friendly Christmas: tips and tricks

echarge during the day and light up at nightfall How to make ecological Christmas gifts? An eco-friendly Christmas means gifts that respect the planet. For that, it is better to avoid gadgets 'made in China' and to favor : - durable and if possible eco-labeled objects - objects made locally ...

20
Dec
2013

World Radio Day is February 13

nce in the world? Even in the age of the Internet, this relatively simple and inexpensive technology reaches listeners in the farthest reaches of the planet. In developing countries, more than 75% of households own at least one radio receiver. This medium thus constitutes an incomparable vector o ...

12
Feb
2015

Côte d'Azur: the city of Nice becomes a UNESCO World Heritage Site

ry for its dimension and impact". Nice, our city that we love so much, is listed as a World Heritage Site by the @UNESCO. It becomes, for the whole planet, one of the reference cities of the world heritage. It is a historic event, unique in our history for its dimension and impact. pic.twitter.co ...

28
July
2021

Garden: 5 things you need to know about farmers' seeds

1- They are produced by the farmers themselves Unlike seeds produced by the seed industry, farmers' seeds are the seeds traditionally produced by farmers and gardeners, for their own needs or for their relatives. While seed creation has long been left to the multinational seed industry, such as ...

22
Sep
2021

Thomas Pesquet's return: what is the earth sickness that astronauts suffer from?

A necessary rehabilitation Upon his return to our Blue Planet, Thomas Pesquet, 43, will undergo a whole battery of medical tests. He will also have to readjust to life on Earth. After about 200 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the French astronaut will have to relearn how to st ...

09
Nov
2021

Ludwig Wallendorff : the photographer who reproduces the images of Thomas Pesquet

A copycat left on Earth Thomas Pesquet, who just spent 6 months aboard the ISS, shared some incredible images of our planet as seen from space. Just like during his previous mission aboard the International Space Station, the French astronaut's photos fascinated the whole world and in particular ...

23
Nov
2021

The Snow Panther : the film event directed by Vincent Munier

This quest for the snow leopard also offered an excuse to weave a dialogue about our place in the living world and to celebrate the beauty of our planet. Vincent Munier himself acknowledges this:'The panther, at heart, is a pretext. A sumptuous pretext, but a pretext.' During their trip, ...

15
Dec
2021

Maui in Hawaii: 5 things to know about this paradise destination

he sun', referring to the legend of the demigod catching the sun to slow its course). The crater of Haleakala volcano is one of the largest on the planet, with a circumference of 34 km. Copyright: sightalks Travelers love to climb to its summit, at 3000 meters above sea level, to watc ...

12
Jan
2022

Space: 5 events expected in 2022

program should also allow for the testing of equipment and procedures that will be used during future more distant missions... on the surface of the planet Mars! Although astronauts will return to the moon in 2025 at the earliest, the year 2022 will be marked by the liftoff of the Artemis 1 miss ...

13
Jan
2022

Film: understand the Don't Look Up phenomenon in 5 questions

n't Look Up features two mediocre astrophysicists working for a small Michigan university. When they discover that a comet is heading straight for planet Earth with a deadly impact expected in 6 months, they immediately alert NASA, the President of the United States and the national mainstream me ...

27
Jan
2022

The margarita: the secrets of the famous cocktail

of the mythical cocktails, the most appreciated and consumed in the world. It ranks very precisely in the 8th place of the most drunk cocktails on the planet. The original recipe But, by the way, how do you make a perfect margarita? The original recipe is prepared in four steps: 1- Moisten ...

22
Feb
2022